Sara Sharif's stepmother sent her sister some pictures of the 10-year-old looking bruised and miserable - and told her to "delete" them, a court has heard.

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Sara Sharif was an innocent soul, murder accused stepmother said

Jurors at the Old Bailey are shown a series of messages between Sara's stepmother and her sisters.

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Beinash Batool, 30, Sara’s father Urfan Sharif, 42, and uncle Faisal Malik, 29, are accused of a campaign of abuse culminating in her murder.

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Sara Sharif was punished because she had a ‘jinn in her’ – stepmother

The Old Bailey heard today how 10-year-old Sara was punished for "naughty" behaviour such as hiding her dad's keys, with her relatives accused of carrying out a campaign of physical abuse

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Sara Sharif 'forced to do sit-ups all night' by dad who told stepmum to 'cover bruises with makeup'

Sara Sharif’s stepmother blamed the 10-year-old’s naughty behaviour for the beatings she received, even suggesting she had a “jinn in her”, a court has heard.

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Sara Sharif’s stepmother says she was punished because she had a ‘jinn in her’, court hears

The father of Sara Sharif forced his daughter to do sit-ups all night because she hid his keys, a court heard. The 10-year-old was discovered dead with...

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'Campaign of abuse': 10yo UK girl’s father ‘forced her to do sit-ups all night’

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Social media messages read to the Old Bailey, where Urfan Sharif, Beinash Batool and Faisal Malik are on trial, showed Sara's stepmother Batool told her sister: "I feel really sorry for her. He beat the crap out of her." All three deny murder or causing/allowing Sara's death.

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Sara Sharif: 10-year-old's stepmother said girl's father beat her up 'like crazy', according to WhatsApp messages read in court

The court has heard from Sarah Sharif's stepmother how the youngster received "crazy" beatings because she had a “jinn in her".

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Sara Sharif received beatings because she had a ‘jinn in her’, step mum claims

Jurors at the Old Bailey were shown messages between Sara Sharif's stepmother and her sister on Thursday.

Sara Sharif: 10-year-old's stepmother said girl's father beat her up 'like crazy', according to WhatsApp messages read in court

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